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templated without a budget, independent of the interest from the endowment fund, at the disposal of the Curator, acting with the guidance of the Board of Directors if thought desirable. Money must be available not only for upkeep but also for the purchase of specimens. This is why a thoroughly competent Curator, qualified to discriminate between the genuine and the forgery, is absolutely essential.
6. There should be available a travel fund, to be used at the discretion of the Board of Directors, to enable the Curator or one of his assistants, or a visiting student or scientist working in the museum, to visit cities in China. The Curator must be encouraged to widen his experience of things Chinese and a man of the standing required would certainly wish to do this. When on home leave the Curator should be encouraged to study in European or American museums.
7. The annual budget should provide for the salaries of the Curator and of at least two Chinese assistants. These should be Chinese scholars who have had experience either in reputable Chinese museums or with the Academia Sinica. Knowledge of English should not be an essential qualification. These two men could train and instruct young Chinese as technicians whose wages would also have to be met out of the annual budget. The technicians, working under the direction of the Curator and his assistants, would prepare the specimens for exhibition and design labels, mounts, backgrounds, etc. We feel sure that there would be no difficulty in recruiting the right people for these posts.
8. Provision must also be made for the staff of clerks, coolies, messengers and watchmen as well as two or three technicians.
(e) Access of public.
In the old City Hall Museum access was free to all and sundry, in consequence it became a resting ground for illiterate coolies and the poorest of the Chinese who came in and out of the cold or rain in search of shelter. Under conditions of this nature the real students were discouraged. Whilst not wishing to exclude the poorer classes we yet do not think that the objects of the museum would be fulfilled if such were freely admitted.
We suggest that an entrance fee of 10 cents be charged, this would entitle anyone to enter. School children in parties of from 10 to 20 in charge of a teacher should be admitted free. We suggest that a Museum Association be opened to the public at an annual subscription of $1.00 which would provide free entry for one year.
There is a further possibility that persons of means, who were interested in the objects of the museum, might be invited to become patrons by donating annually a sum of not less than $100.
V. SITE.
Since the use to which the Albany site should be put is due for re-consideration on February 1st, 1938, we suggest that the possibility of its adoption as a site for the museum be entertained.
The area would allow of ample space for a central block 100 feet by 40 feet. and of two side wings 80 feet by 40 feet. These would provide sufficient space for the rooms which we consider necessary to house the exhibits.
Sketch plan, enclosure E*, gives a possible lay-out of such buildings.
* Not printed.
(Sd.) G. A. C. HERKLOTS,
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(Sd.) W. SCHOFIELD,
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(Sd.) A. D. BRankston.